Category: Petaling Jaya

Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

Press Statement by DAP Member of Parliament and Adviser to Petaling Jaya Hawkers’ Association, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 27.7.1982:

Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

I am shocked by the most unreasonable and high-handed attitude and action of the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council this afternoon, which resulted in the 126 stall-holders of Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest at Petaling Jaya Municipal Council briefing. Continue reading Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to revert to the old car parking system at Jalan Othman (old town) in the interests of public convenience and the business of the market stallholders

by DAP MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday 27th Feb 1982:

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to revert to the old car parking system at Jalan Othman (old town) in the interests of public convenience and the business of the market stallholders.

The introduction of the new car parking system by the Petaling Jaya Municipality for some two weeks for the Jalan Othman (old town) market has caused great public inconvenience and losses to the market stallholders. Continue reading Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to revert to the old car parking system at Jalan Othman (old town) in the interests of public convenience and the business of the market stallholders

Lim Kit Siang declines post of Adviser to Pertubuhan Gerakan Belia Bersatu (PGBB) Cawangan Petaling Jaya

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Saturday, 4th April 1981:

Lim Kit Siang declines post of Adviser to Pertubuhan Gerakan Belia Bersatu (PGBB) Cawangan Petaling Jaya because of the blatant anti-DAP campaign by PGBB President, Tee Ann Chuan, through the Kin Kwok Daily News since the take-over of the paper by the PBGG in January this year.

My letter declining the post of Adviser to Pertubuhan Gerakan Belia Bersatu PJ Branch reads as follows: Continue reading Lim Kit Siang declines post of Adviser to Pertubuhan Gerakan Belia Bersatu (PGBB) Cawangan Petaling Jaya

Call on PJ municipality to stop harassing the hawkers at PJ New Town and to allow them a peaceful Chinese New Year hawking period

Call on PJ municipality to stop harassing the hawkers at PJ New Town and to allow them a peaceful Chinese New Year hawking period

The PJ municipality has recently launched a campaign against the hawkers at the PJ New Town, issuing them with summonses involving compound fines to be paid by the hawkers.

The PJ municipality should immediately stop harassing the PJ New Town hawkers, as hawking is a Malaysian way of life, which keeps down cost of living, and also provide a decent and honest means of livelihood to the people. This will also ensure that the hawkers have a peaceful Chinese New Year hawkering period.

The PJ municipality should set the lead to other town and municipal authorities in approaching the hawker problem as a socio-economic problem, and not from the stand-point of harassment or punitive approach involving summonses, compound fines, etc.

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Friday, 23rd January 1981:

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

After a visit of Sungei Way new village, in the company of Selangor State Assemblyman, Sdr. Pan Su Peng, CEC Member, Sdr. Lau Dak Kee, DAP Petaling Liaison Committee Chairman, Sdr. Yap Ah Ngau, DAP Petaling Liaison Committee Member, Sdr. Tai Sin Ng, to meet the residents and find out their problems, I have written to the Petaling Jaya Municipality Yang di-Pertua, Encik Abdullah bin Satar, urging that various urgent socio-economic problems of the people in Sungei Way New Village should be immediately attended to. Continue reading Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

Lop-sided and inequitable $600 million pay increases for public servants

(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the 1979 and 1980 Supplementary Supply and Development Estimates on June 12, 1980)

We are asked to approve another batch of supplementary estimates for 1979 and 1980 for supply and development purposes:

1. 1979 Second supplementary supply estimates $619,682,705
2. 1979 Fourth Supplementary Development estimates $ 82,178,795
3. 1980 first supplementary supply estimates $272,208,456
4. 1980 first supplementary development estimates $404,391,422

making a total being requested $1,378,461,378. Continue reading Lop-sided and inequitable $600 million pay increases for public servants

DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Meeting to form a Petaling Jaya DAP Liaison Committee held at DAP PJ Headquarters, on Sunday, 13th August 1978 at 6 pm.

DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

This meeting of officials from three DAP branches in Petaling Jaya is to form a DAP Petaling Jaya Liaison Committee to co – ordinate branch activities and party work in the Petaling Jaya area. Since elections on July 8, two new branches have been formed, namely PJ Old Town Branch and SEA Park Branch. Another branch needs to be established so that there can be closer party – people relationship, and this is in PJ New Town and this will be the first task of the PJ DAP Liaison Committee. Continue reading DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

“Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the official launching of the DAP Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch Constituency Office on Thursday, 3rd August 1978 at 9 p.m.

“Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

In the last general elections, the first edition of 10,000 copies of ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’ was sold out in the short space of about less than three weeks. We have now published the second edition of ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’ which is 410 pages instead of the 350 pages of the first edition. The second edition contains a few more parliamentary speeches, more illustrations and a Special Commentary on the 1978 general elections. Continue reading “Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

DAP to have major organisational shake-up to turn DAP into a more effective political movement

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Petaling and Malacca State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, at the formation of the protem committee of the South East Asia Park (SEA Park) DAP Branch held in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 24th July 1978 at 6.30 p.m.

DAP to have major organisational shake-up to turn DAP into a more effective political movement.
The DAP is to have a major organisational shake-up to turn the DAP into a more effective political movement to strive for the party’s political ideals and objectives, and to better represent and defend the people’s rights and interests. Continue reading DAP to have major organisational shake-up to turn DAP into a more effective political movement

DAP to form branches in PJ Old Town, PJ New Town, SEA Park in Petaling Jaya to create a closer party-people relationship

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Petaling Lim Kit Siang, at he meeting to form the protem committee of the Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch at PJ on Thursday, 20th July 1978 at 6.30p.m.

DAP to form branches in PJ Old Town, PJ New Town, SEA Park in Petaling Jaya to create a closer party-people relationship

This meeting, to form the protem committee of the PJ Old Town DAP Branch, marks the first step to establish more branches in Petaling Jaya to create a closer party-people relationship.

Petaling Jaya has the highest concentration of brain power, and I have no doubt that the residents of Petaling Jaya have considerable contribution to make not only in improving the quality of life in Petaling Jaya, but also to influence and shape the nation’s future. Continue reading DAP to form branches in PJ Old Town, PJ New Town, SEA Park in Petaling Jaya to create a closer party-people relationship